Hay rake and loader



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W. H. LYON.

HAY RAKE AND LOADER.

No. 365,082. Patented Jul, 1887.

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HAY RAKE AND LOADER.

No. 865,082. Patented June 21, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO XVILLIAM H. LYON, OF MILO, IO\VA.

HAY RAKE AND LOADER.

CPECIPICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 365,082, dated June21, 1887.

Application filed September 20, 1886. Serial No. 114,060. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. LYON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Milo, in the county of \Varrenand State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Hay Rake and Loader,of which the following is a specification. The object of my invention isto provide a machine for raking hay from the swath and loading itdirectly to the wagon; and it con sists of an ordinary frame-workmounted on wheels and provided with anelevator or carrier, and withdoubled spring rake-teeth for gathering the hay and pressing it upon thecarrier.

My invention is illustrated in the aecompa' nying drawings, in whicl1-Figure 1 is a side view of the complete machine; Fig. 2, a top view ofthe same; Fig. 3, a transverse section of side elevation on line A B,and Fig. 4 a cross-section of front view on theline GD. Fig. 5 showsasection of the carriage-frame, a fixed section, and also a hinged orpivoted section of the carrier-frame combined. Fig. 6 shows the parts inFig. 5, asection of awheel upon which the carriage-frame is supported,and a frame that supports a series of blocks, between which the fingersof the carrier pass. Fig. 7 is a top view of said frame and blocks.

a, b, c, and d are parts of the main frame of the machine, mounted onthe wheels f and y. On the axle 71 are firmly attached the two largesprocket-wheels k, which are set just inside of the pieces a of theframe. From the rear ends of the piecesa of the frame project upward andforward the piecesl and m, with cross bars or stays a, supporting thewooden or metallic strips 2, together constituting an elevator orcarrier. At the upper end of the pieces or side-boards m is supported ashaft, 0, bearing the small sprocket-wheels 1) on the inside of theside-boards m. The sprocket-wheels 7c and p carry endless chains q,having cross-slats r, with fingers or spikes s projecting outward fromtheir faces at regular intervals, which pass between the strips tof theelevator, and, catching the hay, carry it upward with it until. at theupper end it is released from the fingers sand falls to the wagon,guided by the short projection o of the elevator, extending downward andoutward at right angles from the upperends of land at. The pieceslsupport on their upper edges two cross-bars, 10, which also support therods or strips :0, bent downward at their upper ends. The obj cot ofthese rods 00 is to prevent wind from blowing the hay from the carrier.The pieces I are hinged at their lower ends in the pieces d of theframe, and near their upper ends are provided with the pieces a whichare admitted freely into the staples a, and allow the pieces Z, togetherwith bars w and rods 00, to lift whenever a bunch or wad of hay passesup the elevator. The strips 25 from the lower end of the elevator curvearound concentric with and form a sheath for the sprocket-wheels k,terminating at the upper ends of the blocks 1). (Shown in Figs. 3 and4.) These blocks I) are supported upon the bar I), which is bent upwardat its ends and suspended to the pieces a of the frame. The bar b, withblocks 6', is supported or braced from before by the pieces 0, extendingupward to the lower end of the drop 2) of the elevator.

I wish to call particular attention to my method of carrying the stripsit entirely around beneath the sprockets k, and endless chains q, andslats r, and terminating in the blocks 1), thus forming a sheath for thechains and sproeket-\vheels,which will keep the hay from getting insideof the elevating-apron of chains q and slats r and winding on thesprockets k and shaft h. The blocks 1) allow the spikes or fingers s topass between them, and are of j ust suflieientlength for that purpose.The wheels f play idly on the axle h, but are provided with pawls0",which may be thrown in contact with the ratchet-wheel d, which isfirm with the aXle,whenever it is desired to throw the mechanism ingear.

y is a caster-wheel braced by the bars (1, and carries the front end ofthe machine, which is attached to the rear end of the wagon by the shorttonguef.

On the pieces 0 of the frame, and nearly above the main axle h, are thestandards f, which support the rake-head g, to which are attached therake-teeth g".

Extending rearward from the rake-head g are braces h, which carry thebar it", the obj ect of which is to steady and keep the teeth separatedat equal intervals from each other, and upon which are the slotted bolts7s,

' where the tooth is doubled and welded and drawn to a point. The morerapid curvature of the under portion, 0", is calculated to press thehay, as gathered, over against the strips 15 and into contact with thespikes s. As the hay gathers in and reaches the upper ends of 0", itsdownward curvature is so great that it presses the hay down in closecontact with the elevator.- backward to permit the passageof a wad -orclog of hay, and is of sufficient length to reach the pieces h, whichwill prevent its being packed clear through and broken.

The part 0 will furthermore yield I claim as my invention- 1. Thecombination of the rake-tooth g, with parts 0 and 0", the bolts k,springs 70', the bar h, brace h, rake-head 9, strips 25, sprocketwheelsis andp, chains q, slats 'r, fingers 8, pieces Z and m, bars 10, androds at, arms and levers Z m m a n", and rack Z, substantially as andfor purposes stated. 7

2. The rake-tooth g, with parts 0 and 0, the bolts 70, springs 70', thebar h, brace h, rake-head 9, strips t, sprocket-wheels 7c and p,

chains (1, slats r, fingers 8, bar I), and blocks 1), arranged andcombined substantially as set forth, for purposes stated.

3. The combination of the strips t, sprocketwheels 7c and p, chains q,slats r, fingers s, bent bar 1/, blocks 1), and braces a, substantiallyas set forth, for purposes stated.

WILLIAM H. LYON.

Witnesses:

J. F. Sci-inn, L. W. BARLETT.

